Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Manchester United shows manager may already have discovered how to make the most of £72m man
Welcome to the Emirates, Nicolas Pépé. We’ve been expecting you. On a chilly, boisterous night in north London, Arsenal’s £72m record signing produced a fine attacking performance that was startling in more ways than one.
Startling first of all because Pépé was able to unpick the left side of Manchester United’s defence with such ease that the heavy-legged, heavy-footed, and indeed heavy Luke Shaw looked genuinely lost at times, a single stone Easter Island head planted in the sand, watching on in sombre silence as a game of football took place around him.
Written by Barney Ronay at the Emirates Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2020/jan/01/mikel-arteta-nicolas-pepe-arsenal-manchester-united under the title “Possessed Arteta coaxes Nicolas Pépé back from the living dead | Barney Ronay”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
